Luke 3:12

Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

In Context

11And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.

13And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:31Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

Luke 15:1Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:2-15

Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4 As it is… Read the whole commentary →

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